Outdoors
Shorebird-Watching Enters Its Most Agreeable Season this month, with migrant and resident birds sharing common winter grounds. Egrets, herons, pelicans, terns, and a variety of other species provide endless entertainment as they go about the …
The Floss Silk Tree, a conspicuous “autumn bloomer” here and there around San Diego, has been showing off its pinkish or purplish hibiscus-like flowers for at least a month now. The broad, heavy trunk of …
The Tawny Hues Of The Black Oak Tree's Foliage are just beginning to highlight the slopes of San Diego County’s higher mountains. Named for the dark coloring of its bark, especially when wet, the black …
Bat populations Increase In Coastal Areas of San Diego County during the fall and winter due to migration. Not only are there bats that are migrating to and through the county coastal areas on north-south …
It's Orb Weaver Spider Season, in case you haven’t already noticed. But if you’re over six feet tall and enjoy evening walks, you’ve probably “faced” a few webs in recent weeks. Orb Weavers come out evenings and …
Chinese Flame Trees Are Starting To Display colorful clusters of orange, reddish, or salmon-pink seed pods. Good specimens line the south end of Balboa Drive in Balboa Park, and Lake Murray Boulevard through San Diego’s …
Recent Thundershowers, Having Blessed most of San Diego County with welcome (if spotty) precipitation of late, have triggered a minor growth spurt among certain kinds of vegetation. In the desert, for example, the spidery ocotillo …
Fall Officially Begins at 11:19 am local time on Monday, September 22. It's not just the day that marks the beginning of PST (Pumpkin Spice Time), but also a good excuse to throw an equinox …
The Time of Sunset Changes most rapidly at this time of the year. This is mainly because the sun is quickly swinging south along the ecliptic (its apparent path through the background stars). From San …
“Locals Summer” Begins Now. At last: the span of warm weather after Labor Day, when the kids are back in school, the days are still long, and the tourists are gone (for the most part). …
Towering Thunderheads Have Been Seen Hovering Over The Deserts and mountains of San Diego this past week. As monsoonal moisture moves through the county, afternoon rain showers have already dampened parts of Agua Caliente, Descanso, …